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I dont think Im being too too heavy handed on the 3vGhettos OBH.
If 3v has a Baltic Ave....thats it (Just like Port Jeff has the RR area, Sound Beach has the Square and Rocky Point has Broadway).The years have not been kind (with the exception of the Rail Trail)and that area has definitely lost a step.
I just took my wife through to show her the hood and (For 3v)she was shocked by the foreclosures, rentals and mess.There are people trying but it got a ways to go.
The good news is per Dman, Arrowheads on the mend ( I did notice a little improvement too) which is good to hear since it borders WMHS and Arrowhead Elementary.That area was always a little nicer than the Critter section.Truth be told so are the PJS neighborhoods near by.
Bottom line its still 3v on the cheap.
If it were me Id take my Mid 3s to Babylon or shop Mt Sinai through SWR.
JMHO
Crooks
It's 3V on the cheap, and has been on a slow upswing for a number of years. Rome wasn't built in a day. It will never be like the rest of the 3V, but for someone looking for 3V on a budget...
The PJS neighborhoods (girl names) are a bit nicer, but they're slab homes like the Strathmore homes and several that I know of have had issues with runoff flooding the house. The district borderline snakes through there, so someone looking had better double and triple check the address with the school district.
Heading east the taxes need to be taken into consideration. Was it Miller Place that you mentioned (MIL?) who is being taxed through the nose? Also, SWR schools are having fiscal problems, if memory serves.
It would be helpful to know why the OP considered Setauket and Babylon, and what their commute situation is. The areas are so different (I like both BV and Setauket proper) that my curiosity is piqued.
It's 3V on the cheap, and has been on a slow upswing for a number of years. Rome wasn't built in a day. It will never be like the rest of the 3V, but for someone looking for 3V on a budget...
The PJS neighborhoods (girl names) are a bit nicer, but they're slab homes like the Strathmore homes and several that I know of have had issues with runoff flooding the house. The district borderline snakes through there, so someone looking had better double and triple check the address with the school district.
Heading east the taxes need to be taken into consideration. Was it Miller Place that you mentioned (MIL?) who is being taxed through the nose? Also, SWR schools are having fiscal problems, if memory serves.
It would be helpful to know why the OP considered Setauket and Babylon, and what their commute situation is. The areas are so different (I like both BV and Setauket proper) that my curiosity is piqued.
Taxes pretty much suck everywhere now.
You can get in to MP, RP and Mt Sinai schools cheaply( taxwise) too if you shop smart.SWR dues have some ??s
Some areas to consider Mt Sinai South of 25 a/MP South of 25a/RP Tides and Pickwick/SB in MP Schools/SWR South of 25a.
You can do well in all and they are all great (affordable)areas to live with good schools.
Haha, thanks everyone for making this decision 1000x harder
DH likes the North Shore, I like the North AND South Shore (I'm a south shore girl) so we both knew we'd end up on one of them.
DH commutes to Manhasset from Manorville currently. He doesn't mind an hour long commute if its the best for our family. He's in health care, so he always travels on the "off" hours and only 3x a week.
I have always wanted an area with a quaint Main Street. So Sayville, Port Jefferson, Babylon, etc. has always been in the running. I love Sayville and Babylon, they have been my target neighborhoods for years.
DH loves loves loves the North Shore. If he had his pick we'd end up on the north shore. 3V is an amazing school district, so we have been looking there primarily for our north shore picks. (I personally don't consider it "north shore" unless its north of 25a, but whatever). Miller Place and Mt sinai have been looked at, but we aren't finding any houses we love and we have been looking a long time.
The house in Babylon is south of Montauk. Beautiful area, we have driven through there several times.
Haha, thanks everyone for making this decision 1000x harder
DH likes the North Shore, I like the North AND South Shore (I'm a south shore girl) so we both knew we'd end up on one of them.
DH commutes to Manhasset from Manorville currently. He doesn't mind an hour long commute if its the best for our family. He's in health care, so he always travels on the "off" hours and only 3x a week.
I have always wanted an area with a quaint Main Street. So Sayville, Port Jefferson, Babylon, etc. has always been in the running. I love Sayville and Babylon, they have been my target neighborhoods for years.
DH loves loves loves the North Shore. If he had his pick we'd end up on the north shore. 3V is an amazing school district, so we have been looking there primarily for our north shore picks. (I personally don't consider it "north shore" unless its north of 25a, but whatever). Miller Place and Mt sinai have been looked at, but we aren't finding any houses we love and we have been looking a long time.
The house in Babylon is south of Montauk. Beautiful area, we have driven through there several times.
what is it about the "north shore" that he loves? Perhaps he can find some of whatever "it" is on the south shore.
Haha, thanks everyone for making this decision 1000x harder
DH likes the North Shore, I like the North AND South Shore (I'm a south shore girl) so we both knew we'd end up on one of them.
DH commutes to Manhasset from Manorville currently. He doesn't mind an hour long commute if its the best for our family. He's in health care, so he always travels on the "off" hours and only 3x a week.
I have always wanted an area with a quaint Main Street. So Sayville, Port Jefferson, Babylon, etc. has always been in the running. I love Sayville and Babylon, they have been my target neighborhoods for years.
DH loves loves loves the North Shore. If he had his pick we'd end up on the north shore. 3V is an amazing school district, so we have been looking there primarily for our north shore picks. (I personally don't consider it "north shore" unless its north of 25a, but whatever). Miller Place and Mt sinai have been looked at, but we aren't finding any houses we love and we have been looking a long time.
The house in Babylon is south of Montauk. Beautiful area, we have driven through there several times.
From a commuting perspective, you might be best in Babylon, although off hours from Setauket isn't too bad.
The only strike I see in Babylon is 1 bathroom. A possible iffy thing might be homeowner's insurance seeing that south of Montauk = close to bay. One of the regulars here is on the south shore of western Suffolk, she could probably give you better insight into that.
Setauket gives you the 3V schools, but the Babylon location is nicer. If you're a beach person, Babylon is a plus.
He loves the winding roads and the hills. He said it just has a totally different "vibe" than the south shore.
understood. Is the home you're looking at among the winding roads and hills?
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) so we both knew we'd end up on one of them. 
